A LINE IN THE SAND
Who Owns Florida’s Beaches? Most Floridians—and our visitors—have no idea that their ability to stroll our beloved beaches is in jeopardy. By Isaac Eger Published in the Sarasota Magazine
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n hour before sunset, and several weeks before the pandemic hit, I walked
south along Siesta Key’s Turtle Beach until I found myself in front of the sea
oat fields that veil the multimillion-dollar waterfront mansions of north Casey Key.
There, a security guard dressed in black waited for me where the wet sand met the dry.
“What are you doing here?” he asked. “I’m just out for a walk.”